President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the proposed film village
in his name be stopped. The film had been proposed to be sited at Kofa
area.
A source in the Presidency confirmed to SaharaReporters
that the President gave in to pressures from several quarters especially
from Islamic clerics who had vowed to mobilize Muslims against the
project.
Some hard-line Islamic preachers have been in the
forefront of kicking against the "Film Village" which they described as
un-Islamic and plot to undermine Islam and bring immorality.
As
at the time of publishing this report, our correspondent gathered that
the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly
Matters, Kawu Sumaila has conveyed President Buhari’s official position
on the matter to the Kano state government.
SaharaReporters was
told that Sumaila explained to the Kano state government that President
Buhari decided to cancel the project because of the opposition staged by
some Islamic clerics and people of Kano state.
Sumaila also
absolved the President from "Film Village" and naming it after him,
instead, he said it was a lawmaker from the area who wanted the project
since it was captured in the 2016 budget before the National Film
Corporation started working on the initiative.
Credit- Sahara Reporters
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